Reuse Oil

[sankum]

In most of the Indian snacks preperation, it involves deep frying. I was wondering how many times we can reuse oil which is used for deep frying? I generally throw away after using for 2 times.

[Barb L.]

Gosh I use mine a lot more than that, it will start looking bad, then I pitch. Still kickin"

[TATTRAT]

once it is dark...like can't see anything under an inch of the surface, toss it. But for sure, you can use it more then twice.

[Yakuta]

Hi Sankum, hello from a fellow Indian. I normally let the oil cool and then strain it through a fine strainer into a container. Let the oil sit for atleast a day and all the particles will settle to the bottom and you will have clear oil on the top that you can reuse several times over.

[welise86]

I don't know anything about Indian food but I save my oil until it starts to look too "dirty" or dark...when you can't see past the surface anymore it's time to toss it!

[Adillo303]

When you save the oil, do you refrigerate it.

How do you dispose of it?

[Andy M.]

No need to refrigerate. Keep it in a cool dark spot.

[attie]

I use a fabric called Bilene to filter the oil in my commercial cookers and buy it from our local Haberdashery or Arts and Craft stores, it's very cheap and does an excellent job. There are several grades but the heavy one is to fine and also the hotter the oil the easier it flows through the filter.

Tailors use it as a lining to stiffen up clothing

[Saphellae]

When I fry shrimp in oil, can I reuse that oil a couple of weeks later to make more shrimp?

[welise86]

Originally Posted by Saphellae

When I fry shrimp in oil, can I reuse that oil a couple of weeks later to make more shrimp?

I've done it before...just keep it in a covered container...I wouldn't reccommend cooking anything else in there though unless you want everything to taste like shrimp